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AL-KAFI #1663 : SAKIT KETIKA DUDUK ANTARA DUA SUJUD: TAWARUK ATAU DUDUK MEMBONGKOK?
If foot pain prevents sitting iftirash between the two prostrations, is it better to sit in tawarruk or to sit bent over resting on the knees?
Short answer
A person who cannot sit iftirash between the two prostrations due to pain is better off sitting in tawarruk, like the final tashahhud sitting, and this is not disliked because disliked acts are lifted when there is a need.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A person who cannot sit iftirash between the two prostrations due to pain is better off sitting in tawarruk, like the final tashahhud sitting, and this is not disliked because disliked acts are lifted when there is a need. Sitting bent over on the knees is done only if there is no other option, as far as one is able, because of the excuse. Scholars differ on its validity: the majority consider it invalid as it is not an upright sitting, al-Jauhari holds it valid by analogy with standing, and Imam Abu Hanifah holds that merely raising the head from prostration suffices.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justeru berdasarkan kenyataan di atas, maka lebih utama seseorang yang tidak boleh duduk iftirasy bagi rukun duduk antara dua sujud untuk duduk secara tawarruk.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1663 : SAKIT KETIKA DUDUK ANTARA DUA SUJUD: TAWARUK ATAU DUDUK MEMBONGKOK?”, 17 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4330-al-kafi-1663-sakit-ketika-duduk-antara-dua-sujud-tawaruk-atau-duduk-membongkok. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/pain-sitting-between-two-prostrations-tawarruk/